Description

Very similar in appearance to porcini, but with rose-pink tints.

Ecology

Xerocomus bubalinus has recently been recognised as being new to Britain, being first recorded in England near Ascot - it seems to particularly like growing with lime trees with which it shares a mutually beneficial relationship. Threads from the fungus penetrate the roots of the tree and an exchange of nutrients between the species takes place. The fungus scavenges in the soil for mineral salts and in exchange the tree gives the fungus carbohydrates and sugars.

Distribution

Not yet know as new to Britain, but it has been turning up in Aberdeen and Edinburgh.

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